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co⋅pi⋅ous

  [koh-pee-uhs]
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–adjective
1. large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
2. having or yielding an abundant supply: a copious larder; a copious harvest.
3. exhibiting abundance or fullness, as of thoughts or words.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L cōpiōsus plentiful, rich, equiv. to cōpi(a) wealth (co- co- + op(s) Ops + -ia -ia ) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
co⋅pi⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
co⋅pi⋅ous⋅ness, co⋅pi⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [koh-pee-os-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
1. bountiful. 2. See ample.

Antonyms:
1. scanty, scarce. 3. meager.
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Word Origin & History

copious 
1382, from L. copiosus "plentiful," from copia "abundance, profusion, plenty," from com- "with" + ops (gen. opis) "power, wealth, resources," from PIE base *op- "to work, produce in abundance" (see opus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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